Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Heart-Shaped Shortbread Cookies

Preheat oven to 350. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer. Add sugar gradually, followed by flour, beating well after each addition. To use cookie cutters, roll out dough on lightly floured surface, to about 1/3" thick. Cut out and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Add sprinkles and/or colored sugar, if desired. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until lightly golden. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

To create a tea-party-for-one, slip a shortbread cookie into a glassine envelope and staple a packet of tea to it. Deliver to a friend - they'll be delighted.

This Blog's Purpose:

I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true country, which I shall not find till after death; I must never let it get snowed under or turned aside; I must make it the main object of life to press on to that other country and to help others to do the same. -- C. S. Lewis

About Me

I live in a 100+ year-old farmhouse in a little valley (affectionately known as Skunk Hollow) with my husband and three sons - Ben, 20; Caleb, 18; and Eli, 17. Our barnyard residents include twenty chickens; our two goats, Cocoa & Pumpkin; Laffy, a White Pekin Duck; and Betsey the English Spot Bunny. Bert the Parakeet lives in his cage in Eli's room.

A Comment on Comments

I read every one of your comments and am so encouraged by them. But in order to most effectively serve my family and neighbors, I am unable to answer each one personally. Please know, however, that I am so thankful for your kind words.

Scripture to Meditate on:

"So we do not give up. Our physical body is becoming older and weaker, but our spirit inside us is made new every day. We have small troubles for a while now, but they are helping us gain an eternal glory that is much greater than the troubles. We set our eyes not on what we see but on what we cannot see. What we see will last only a short time, but what we cannot see will last forever." -- II Corinthians 4:16-18

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I'm Reading:

The Book of Ecclesiastes (daily devotions)

The Book of I Corinthians (daily devotions)

The Book of Job (current Sunday afternoon Bible study with M.)

In This Mountain by Jan Karon (re-read)

Books Read in 2014

10,000 Things to Praise God For by Jan Dargatz

501 Fun-to-Make Family Crafts by Better Homes & Gardens

A Basket of Herbs - Vol. 3 & 4 by Herb Quarterly

A Basket of Herbs - Vol. 7 & 8 by Herb Quarterly

A Cook's Guide to Growing Herbs, Greens, and Aromatics by Millie Owen

A Homemade Year: The Blessings of Cooking, Crafting and Coming Together by Jerusalem Jackson Greer

A New Song From L'Abri by Betty Carlson

A New Song by Jan Karon (re-read)

A Passion for the Impossible: The Life of Lilias Trotter by Miriam Huffman Rockness (re-read)

A Woman Seeking God: Discover God in the Places of Your Life by Dorothy Kelley Patterson

Amish Proverbs: Words of Wisdom from the Simple Life by Suzanne Woods Fisher

At the Farmers' Market with Kids: Recipes and Projects for Little Hands by Leslie Jonath